We are back home after cruising up the Chesapeake western shore as far as Reedville. We had a very enjoyable trip with lots of great sailing. That's the advantage of not being on a schedule - you get to sail where the wind takes you.Thursday through Sunday we worked our way slowly to the north, with excellent sailing each afternoon in the sea breezes. One day we sailed all day with the spinnaker up. The other days we were able to use the whisker pole to pole out the genoa and sail wing-on-wing.
Each day we arrived in our selected anchorage spot in the later afternoon. Here we are relaxing on Cockrell Creek just north of Reedville. We toured around town, checking out "Millionaires Row" from the heydays of the Menhaden Fleet fishing. This is a very picturesque town.
Monday evening brought some severe thunderstorms with winds gusting 40-50kts. We had just enough time to securely anchor and prepare the boat for the approaching storms. An hour later the storms moved on ending with a gorgeous double rainbow and brightly silver lined clouds.
Monday and Tuesday we worked our way back to Yorktown with two great days of downwind sailing. By Tuesday we had the whisker pole handling procedures down pat.
A very successful trip with nothing breaking and no emergencies. A good tune up for our planned trip to Nova Scotia later in the summer.
Here's a link to more pictures of the trip. More photos.
